Comments on: Rosie: Not My Ideal by a Long Shot http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2007/05/23/rosie-not-my-ideal-by-a-long-shot/ Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sally http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2007/05/23/rosie-not-my-ideal-by-a-long-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Sally Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:07:00 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=420#comment-533 Rosie is far from perfect, but at least she is shaking the tree! I rather have her this way, than being the still not too open Queen of Nice. She is probably the only lesbian that many people in middle America know. And many of them still like her. Look at the ratings! <br/>Besides, why think she is the only role model? And WHY do we need a role model as a community of lesbians in general? We are very different, not just ONE represents all of us.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('533','Sally'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('533','Sally','Rosie is far from perfect, but at least she is shaking the tree! I rather have her this way, than being the still not too open Queen of Nice. She is probably the only lesbian that many people in middle America know. And many of them still like her. Look at the ratings! <br\/>Besides, why think she is the only role model? And WHY do we need a role model as a community of lesbians in general? We are very different, not just ONE represents all of us.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Rosie is far from perfect, but at least she is shaking the tree! I rather have her this way, than being the still not too open Queen of Nice. She is probably the only lesbian that many people in middle America know. And many of them still like her. Look at the ratings!
Besides, why think she is the only role model? And WHY do we need a role model as a community of lesbians in general? We are very different, not just ONE represents all of us.
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]]> By: FrancesM http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2007/05/23/rosie-not-my-ideal-by-a-long-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-532 FrancesM Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:53:00 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=420#comment-532 Tammy I agree. I'm not perfect. No one is. We all suffer from prejudice. I appreciate you calling me on that & I'll take some time to think about my ageism.<br/>Peace!<br/>~F<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('532','FrancesM'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('532','FrancesM','Tammy I agree. I\'m not perfect. No one is. We all suffer from prejudice. I appreciate you calling me on that & I\'ll take some time to think about my ageism.<br\/>Peace!<br\/>~F'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Tammy I agree. I’m not perfect. No one is. We all suffer from prejudice. I appreciate you calling me on that & I’ll take some time to think about my ageism.
Peace!
~F
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]]> By: Anonymous http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2007/05/23/rosie-not-my-ideal-by-a-long-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Anonymous Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:21:00 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=420#comment-531 Hi Frances -<br/><br/>While I agree Rosie does not always make the best of role models, in her defense it was Beau who brought up the size comparison in his comments to begin with. As such, she should be allowed to respond and I give her credit for at least opening her mind to it.<br/><br/>As for your full response, I would have given it so much more credit had I not read the following ageist statements in its own message: [[To me she appeals to middle age & upper middle class lesbians & housewives.]] You have a few age and class issues yourself it would seem. That was a bit of a stretch and, indeed, some of the very same bias you accuse Rosie of herself.<br/><br/>Best,<br/>Tammy<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('531','Anonymous'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('531','Anonymous','Hi Frances -<br\/><br\/>While I agree Rosie does not always make the best of role models, in her defense it was Beau who brought up the size comparison in his comments to begin with. As such, she should be allowed to respond and I give her credit for at least opening her mind to it.<br\/><br\/>As for your full response, I would have given it so much more credit had I not read the following ageist statements in its own message: [[To me she appeals to middle age & upper middle class lesbians & housewives.]] You have a few age and class issues yourself it would seem. That was a bit of a stretch and, indeed, some of the very same bias you accuse Rosie of herself.<br\/><br\/>Best,<br\/>Tammy'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Frances -

While I agree Rosie does not always make the best of role models, in her defense it was Beau who brought up the size comparison in his comments to begin with. As such, she should be allowed to respond and I give her credit for at least opening her mind to it.

As for your full response, I would have given it so much more credit had I not read the following ageist statements in its own message: [[To me she appeals to middle age & upper middle class lesbians & housewives.]] You have a few age and class issues yourself it would seem. That was a bit of a stretch and, indeed, some of the very same bias you accuse Rosie of herself.

Best,
Tammy

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]]> By: Coffee Counter http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2007/05/23/rosie-not-my-ideal-by-a-long-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Coffee Counter Thu, 31 May 2007 01:04:00 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=420#comment-529 Thank you for finally saying this... I guess everyone just forgot about Beau Sia? I loved his vid. Rosie's a comedian, she's a public figue, some people like her, some don't. I'm not saying she needs to change and be a great role model, but I'm sick of hearing how great she is for being out and loud. I applaude those who are out and simply live their life. That makes a role model, good or bad and the good ones don't have to cause trouble everywhere they go.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('529','Coffee Counter'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('529','Coffee Counter','Thank you for finally saying this... I guess everyone just forgot about Beau Sia? I loved his vid. Rosie\'s a comedian, she\'s a public figue, some people like her, some don\'t. I\'m not saying she needs to change and be a great role model, but I\'m sick of hearing how great she is for being out and loud. I applaude those who are out and simply live their life. That makes a role model, good or bad and the good ones don\'t have to cause trouble everywhere they go.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thank you for finally saying this… I guess everyone just forgot about Beau Sia? I loved his vid. Rosie’s a comedian, she’s a public figue, some people like her, some don’t. I’m not saying she needs to change and be a great role model, but I’m sick of hearing how great she is for being out and loud. I applaude those who are out and simply live their life. That makes a role model, good or bad and the good ones don’t have to cause trouble everywhere they go.
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]]> By: FrancesM http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2007/05/23/rosie-not-my-ideal-by-a-long-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-526 FrancesM Thu, 24 May 2007 23:44:00 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=420#comment-526 It's sad that Octavia would be unknown to you. But I did link her & Sheryl in my post to wikipedia. Feel free to click on those. Here are a couple related links!<br/>*Octavia:<br/>http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1731643,00.html<br/>http://www.nbjcoalition.org/news/black-history-month-feb.html<br/>http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid26237.asp<br/>*Sheryl:<br/>http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=2204322<br/>http://lesbianlife.about.com/b/a/213747.htm<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('526','FrancesM'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('526','FrancesM','It\'s sad that Octavia would be unknown to you. But I did link her & Sheryl in my post to wikipedia. Feel free to click on those. Here are a couple related links!<br\/>*Octavia:<br\/>http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/obituaries\/story\/0,,1731643,00.html<br\/>http:\/\/www.nbjcoalition.org\/news\/black-history-month-feb.html<br\/>http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/news_detail_ektid26237.asp<br\/>*Sheryl:<br\/>http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/wnba\/news\/story?id=2204322<br\/>http:\/\/lesbianlife.about.com\/b\/a\/213747.htm'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It’s sad that Octavia would be unknown to you. But I did link her & Sheryl in my post to wikipedia. Feel free to click on those. Here are a couple related links!
*Octavia:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1731643,00.html
http://www.nbjcoalition.org/news/black-history-month-feb.html
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid26237.asp
*Sheryl:
http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=2204322
http://lesbianlife.about.com/b/a/213747.htm
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